title: Left anomalous brachiocephalic vein in a patient with right lung cancer.
abstract: The left anomalous brachiocephalic vein is a rare anomaly without congenital heart disease. It is important to recognize this anomalous vein especially in patients with lung cancer because misinterpretation as a superior mediastinal lymph node enlargement may cause serious complications. We report a case of a 62-year-old lung cancer patient with left anomalous brachiocephalic vein, who underwent surgical treatment safely under video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery after confirmation of this anomaly on contrast-enhanced computed tomographic scan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Mito Medical Center, Ibaraki, Japan. ryo-naka@mail.goo.ne.jp
authors.forename: Ryota
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Inage
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yoshihisa
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yumoto
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yuzawa
authors.forename: Hamaichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueki
mesh_terms: D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis